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JAMES rownnsi 01 NEW YORK, N. in, AssitGNon' ".ro rownns AocoUNTInenaennin COMPANY, or NEW YoRK, N. ranconro mrron or E AWARE;

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. Application filed January 28 19 16 :SerialNo.'74 ,796,

'10 all whom it may concerng' I Beit known that 1, JAMES PowriRs,'a citizen of the United States, .residing' in New ork, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Rep'eat Perfor'ating of which the following is aMechanism, specification. v This invention relates to \perforatorsgenerally and more especially to power-perated perforators of a pedal.

" One of mention is to provide. perforators whereby a record may be setfor taking a perforation e same record before the setting videmeanswhereby one or more cards are perforated from one recordand the severalhoards dischargedinto diflerent receptacles thus accommodate anarrangem'entin which original' cards are collected-in one receptacleand'khiplicate cards infanother. Still another object of the inventionis to provide a perforator whichcan be set either to perforate one cardwith each recordor'to perforate morethan, one card with a single .30 l

record.

These and other features, capabilit es and advantages of "the invention".Wlil appear Y from the subjoined detailed description of specificembodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inrwhich-1 Figure 1' is an elevation of' on'e'side' of a erfo'nator made inaccordance with one em odime'nt of'the invention;

Fig. 2.is anenlarged elevation of the upper part of the perforatorillustratedin Fig. I 1 and showing theside opposite to that shown-inFig. 1. i s p Fig; 3 is an enlarged fragmental elevation Fig. 4 is avfraginentai front elevationon I the-scale of Fig. 2 particularly showingthe 7 card discharge controlling bodiment'ijllustrated in Fig; 1.

Fig. 5-}is a detail View the keys fora setting ustratedin Fig. 1

tr'ated inFigJi.

" Specif cation of Letters Patent.

' sent invention;

initiated by depression actuating the feed rolls 23,tand cam 24: foractuating th'e pin boxraising lever means'of the ems 1 pressed so thatthe arm is," removed out;

105 active endfl f'ofjthe pin 32 will be extended I and as soon'jas therecess 351 registerswith' lthefsame tlie spring 3 6 wil1 .sna'p theactive end S it-into such recesswhereupon the r j wheel-31 willberotatedwiththe wheel 18 of the connecting Patented one-9,- Q1917 i Fig;7 is an 'enlarged'fragmental side-elevation of the upper part of aperforatior illustrating'another embodiment of the pres- F'g. Sis anenlarged fragmental front elevation of-the' upper part of theembodimentillu'strated in Fig.7. l

' Fig. 9 is a detail of the means for .con-' necting the driving meanswith the drive shaft. I y

In the embodiment 11 in the lower portion of which the motor worm 1&1,worm wheel 15,-sprocket'wheel l6" and chain 17 with the-main drivingwheel On the shaft 19 are 7 mountedth cam 20 'for actuating the pickerThe shaft 191m which the aforesaid actus atingmeans are mounted willremain inactiveluntil connected to the driving-wheel l8 by'mleans whichcomprises essentially the shown in Figs. 1' to 6 g, I 1 U incluslve,there is provided a main frame the ma n ob cts of thefpresentlnplate21,gear 22 for 12 is mounted and connected byshaft 13,9

18 which is loosely mounted on the shaft 19;

pedal .26..pivoted at one end to the lower end ofthe framell, and at itsother end to a i d link 27 which is pivotally connected to the;i:'o'rwardly extending arm 28of a ea-m lever 29, the other arm 30 ofsuch cam lever 29 thereon a: pin 32 havingfa, head 33 disposed beingbent laterally and, disposed to travel in a-path adjacent to the.clutchwheel 3I fixed on theshaft 19 adjacent tolthe' driving .Wheel' 18,the wheel 31.- having mounted 1 9O on the side adjacent tocthe-arm 30and an' active end 34 a'daiptedltof extend through to the other sideintoengagement with a recess M :35 formed in the wheel 19 The" pinl32 isj- 95.

provided .with a spring 36 for normally maintaining its activeb'en'd 342"protruded to .be engaged by the recess 35 when;thedriv ing-wheel 18 isactuated. By means ofthe similar'to that shown inFig '2,with parts;

shown in section.

spring 37, the cam lever 30.isnormally maintained inoperative relationto thefpath iofmo vement of tlie'head The operation of the path ofmovement ofthe head. 33, the

' and consequently the shaft 19 with the actuating elements fixedthereon. When the pedal 26 is released the spring 37 will retract thearm 30 into the path of movement where the head 33 of the pin 32 willride up on the arm 30, and on account of the incline, withdraw'the pin32 and therewith the active end 34 out of engagement with the rece$ 35and release the wheel 31 upon engagement with the Wheel 18.

' At the rear of the frame 11 above the shaft 19, the hopper 38 isdisposed in which the cards to be fed into the machine are placed, andat the bottom of which cooperates the'picker plate 21 to feed the.

cards one at a time to the feed rollers 23 by which the cards are fedbetween the perforated plates 39 and 40 which form part of the pin box4.1 which is suitably mounted in guideways and connected by the lever 25to be vertically reciprocated there by. In the perforations of the plate39, the pins 42 are mounted. \Nhile disposed between the plates 39 and40, the cardsare perforated and thereafter discharged either to the cardreceptacle 43 or 44 according to the setting of the deflector 45.

For setting the pin 42 for perforation, an arrangement is used,'in whichan inclined keyboard 46 is provided having a plurality of slide bars 47slidably mounted thereon.

and connected, by the levers 48 on the shaft 49 mounted on the frame 11,with the setting bars 50which are provided with slots 51 throughwhichthe guide plate 52 extends. The lower edges ofvthe setting bars 50 areeach provided with a spur or lug 53 which is adapted to register withthe head 54 of a pin 42. i

For anchoring the slide bars 47 in idle position when not set, the bars47 are pro vided with lugs 55 at the front end of their lower edges tocooperate with the hook portions 56 of the latches 57 pivotally mountedon the shaft 58, the front arms 59 of which latches 57 being connectedby springs 60 with the spring abutment plate 61 to normally maintain thehook portions 56 under tension agamst the slide bars47.

For anchoring the slide bars 47 in their set position, their lower edgesare provided with a plurality of inclined teeth 62 which coiiperate withthe hook portions 56 and facilitate the movement of the slidebars 4-?against the spring tension of the springs 60 when setting the slide bars47 but prevent restoration ofthe slide bars 47 until the latches 57 havebeen actuated so that their hook portions 56 come out of engagementwhose rear arms are disposed under the with the slide bars 47. Forrestoring any of the slide bars 47 individually, the levers 63 fulcrumedon the rod 64 are provided front arms 59 of the latches 57 and whose Forrestoring all of the slide bars 47 simultaneously, a rock plate 66 isprovided which is secured to the rock shaft 67 mounted in the frame 11,the rear end of the rock plate 66 being disposed in the recesses 68formed in the'lowerportions of the latches 57 and above the hookportions 69 formed by such recesses 68. The universal plate 66 isconnected by the extension 70 with a cam link 71 which is provided withan elongated slot 72 through which the shaft 73 extends, on which shaftthe cams 74 and 75 arefixed, cam 74 being adapted to engage the roller 76 formed on the end of the calnlink 71, the arrangement being such thatwhen the shaft 73 is actuated, the cam 74 will actuate the link 71 torock the plate 66 and thereby actuate the latches 57 to permit the slidebars 47 to be retracted by the springs 77 connected to the lower arms ofthe levers 48. The cam 74 for the purpose hereinafter to be described isadapted to -'actuate the link 71 once for every revolution.

The cam 75 is disposed in engagement with the roller 78 secured to theend of the rod 79 and slidabl mounted in the bearing 80 formed in therame 11, and maintained under tension against the cam 75 by the spring81, 'the other end of the rod 79 being pivotally connected to one arm ofthe bell crank. 82 fulcrumed to the frame 11, the other arm being.pivotally connected tothe link 83 which-is pivotally connected to thearm 83 fixed on the shaft 84 on .which is fixed the deflector 45 whichshaft is mounted in the bearings 84 disposed between the cardreceptacles 43 and 44, the arrangement being such that with everyrevolution of the shaft 73, one half of the time, the deflector 15 willbe located to deflect cards into the receptacle 43 and-the other half ofthe time located to deflect cards into the receptacle 4.4. V

The shaft 73 is preferably driven by con- .nection with the shaft 19.Inthe embodiment of Figs. 1 to 6, an arrangement is provided whereby asingle card may be perforated with every setting, and 'thereupon theslide bars restored, or two cards perforated with every setting beforethe slide bars are restored. To this end two sprocket wheels 85 and 86are fixed to the shaft 19, the sprocket wheel 85 connected by thesprocket chain 87 with the large sprocket wheel 88 mounted on the shaft73, the sprocket wheel 86 connected by the sprocket chain 96 with thesmall sprocket wheel 89 on the shaft 73, the sprocket wheels 88 and 89being loosely mounted on the shaft 73 clutched {by the clutch. member90, then sprocket 5.

' between and related to one another so that the sprocket Wheel ,85.will be rotated at: the same speed as; the sprocket wheel 88.;ihd thewheel 86 rotated, .at "onehalf. the} 1 speed as the sprocket wheel.:89.Dispose the sprocket wheels 85 and 86,;an

slidably mounted "on @the shaft; 19- "bu s lined thereto .torotatflthe'rewith} sigiaie '1 c utchmembe'r v 90 havingteeth-911to nga ewith the teeth '92 ofthe sprocket Wheel-85:"

and teeth 93 toengagewith the teetli'gQ-idf the sprocket wheel 86. Foractuating them clutch member 90, the shift lever95 jspjroe vided bymeans of which either the'sprocket;

wheel 85'may be clutched with the clutch' member 90 to {actuate theshaft73 "or else the sprocket :wheel..86 so clutched.

'From the foregoing it will be "seen that i after the. slidebars 47 havebeen set. for a;

perforation,*and the sprocket .wheelj85 'is i when the pedal 26' isdepressedso that the drive shaft 19 is actuated, a card willbeperforated and discharged with every res-f ,toration of thes'lidebarsf 17 and that, .although the deflector 45 will be rocked'toand fro with each discharge it willalways be positioned to p'ermitdischarging'of the 'Gcard's into one and the; same receptacle;

whereas, when the-;.sprocket wheel.86 is clutched by the clutch-member90, two cards 1 will be, perforated and discharged with 'everyrestoration ofthe slide bars i'i and the deflector so rocked that thefirst card of'eachset will be deflected into .one receptacle and the.other card=deflected into the v ti cal 4 5;

--sion 70 ispivotally connected"to"a short I other receptacle;

In the embodiment illustrated in 7 I and 8, an arrangement isprovided-whereby the machinecan beset either to reset after eachperforation, orelse not to resetiat all until "the operator Wishes it.,Forthis pur-' downwardly 1 extending v bar"96 having two slots ,99 and100 through which-extend the screws 97 and 98 respectively of. theeljongated bar.101. The lower end ,ofrthe elongated 'ba'r 101,'isprovided. with an elon- .gated'openin'g102through'which a 'shaft- -tremelower and to engage the downwardly 1-9 extends and a cam roller 103 at'-its exextending faceof thecam 1% fixed onthe shaft 1.9; The-lowerend-o'fthe bar 96 is connected to the bar 101 b'yth'e spring 1051Disposed between the openings'99 and100, there is provided. on the. arm96, a-,-cy-lindrical bearing 106 in ,whichth'eypin' 107 is mounted, thebore of the bearing 106 reg istering with an opening formed in the bar96, the pin bein ,provided with a head 108 which is norma ly distendedvthrough such jopening by means'of the'spring 109 strained etween suchhead and the collar 110 formed v piv'otally 'connectedby the link 111with thellever 112, the upper end of which is pron the bearing 106; Theouter end of the pin '107 is vided with the shifting handle 113fulcrumed 'tothebearing 114 secured to the frame 11, and the lower endof which lever 112 is pivotally connected to one end of the'rod115,

gale other end of which rod is pivotally connected to the arm 83 of thedeflector 45,'the

several parts of the deflector 45'being iden-.

tical with the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to-6 a'ndthereforenot requiring any further description. For connecting the bar 96 withthe bar 101 to permit actuation of the bar 96lsimultaneo uslywith theactuation of the bar 1'01 by the earn 104, an opening 116 is proyidedinthe bar '101'which is adapted ,toreceive *the'head-108 of the pin 107when set" therefore 1 .The I operation..-of the aforesaid embodi;

ment is as follows Whe n the lever-3113 lever 112,18- swung? inwardly,the head 10s of the'pin' 107 I is? free to enter the opening 116. ofjthebarj 101, and the bar 101 being a shifted so aa the continuallyreciprocated',.upon thejopening 116 registeringwith therpifi 107, thespring,

109 will immediately snap the head-108mm the opening116whereuponthe'bar-96 will be reciprocated with theybar 101;Simultaneously with thi's movement -the deflec tor will bein its extremeright position i where .the deflector will remain." lnsuchqseb ting, theuniversal bar 70 'will be actuated with everyv perforation so that theslide bars.

47 will be reset; after each perforation and the cards discharged into'the receptacle 43.

When however it is desired to maintain the samesetting for a pluralityof perforations.

it is only necessary to shift tlie lever 113 so that the pin 107 will bewithdrawn" from the opening 116 in which position, thebar f; 96 will bedesconnected from the bar 101*:

a and consequently-the bar-1'01. will be reciproca'ted without affecting'the bar 96 ,or-the' universal barZO. Simultaneously with-thi movemerit,the deflector 15 will be rocked so. long as the device is set to:prevent resetting. With this setting, any number of cards 'maybeperforated at the same set- -'tingEunti-l-the. operator again shiftsthe"leverill3.v

It is obvious thatfvarious'changes and modifications maybe made. to' thedetails, of

construction without :departing from the general spirit of theinvention! I claim: a

1.=;In a perforating m'achine,'perforating pins, means for setting saidpins for perto discharge the cards intof 'ecepta'cleH-j ting means, aplurality of means for actuating the said restoring means, one actuatingmeans-being timed to actuate said restoring means with every perforationand the other actuating means being timed to actuate said restoringmeans after a plurality of perforations have been made by the samesetting, and means for clutching said actuating means in operation oneto the exclusion of the other;

52. In a perforating machine,perforating pins, means for setting saidpins for perforation, means for perforating a card by' said set pins,means for restoring said set ting means, two actuating means foractuating said restoring means, one of said actuating means being timedto actuate said restoring means with every perforation, and the otheractuating means being timed to actuate said restoring means after aplurality ofperforations have been made by the same setting.

3. In a perforating machine, perforating pins, means for setting suchpins for perforations, means for perforating a card by said set pins,means for restoring said setting pins, two actuating means for actuatingsaid restoring means, one of said actuating means being timed to actuatesaid restoring means with every perforation, and the other actuatingmeans being timedrto actuate said restoring means after two perforationshave been made by the same setting, and means for clutching saidactuating means into operation one to the exclusion of theother.

4. In a perforating machine, perforating pins, means for setting saidpins for perforation, means for res orin'g said setting means, means forperforating a card by said set pins, actuating means for actuating saidrestoring means after a pluality of perforations have been made by thesame setting, means for discharging a card from said machine afterhaving been perforated, a plurality of receptacles into which the cardsare discharged, and d eflectin means for guiding the several cards .perorated by a like setting into different receptacles.

In a perforating machine, perforating" pins, means for setting such pinsfor perforation, means for restoring-said setting means, means forperforating a card by said set pins, and actuating means for actuatingsaid restoring means after a plurality of perforations have been made bythe same setting.

. 6. In a perforating machine, a pin box having plates between Whichcards to be perforated are fed, perforating pins mounted in one of saidplates, means for raising said pin box for perforation, means forobstructing the ascent of such pins as are to actuating said restoringmeans, one actuating means being timed to actuate lsaid restoring meanswith every perforation, and the other actuating means being timed toactuate said restoring means after a plurality of perforations have been'made by the same setting.

7. In a perforating machine, a pin box having plates between which cardsto be perforated are fed, perforating pins mounted in one of saidplates, means for raising said pin box for perforation, means forobstructing the ascent of such pins as are to perforate, means fornormally maintaining said obstructing means in inoperative position,means for anchoring said obstructing means in position when set forperforation, means for releasing said anchoring means to permit therestoration of such obstructing 'means, a plurality of means foractuating said restoring means, one actuating means being timed toactuate said restoring means structingthe ascent of such pins as are toperforate, means for normally maintaining sa1d obstructmg'means 1ninoperative pos1- tion, means for anchoring sa1d obstructing means inposition when set for perforation,

means for releasing said anchoring means to permit the restoration ofsaid obstructing means, and means for actuating said restoring meansafter a plurality of perforations have been made by the same setting.

9. In a perforating machine, perforating pins, means for setting saidpins for perforation, means for perforating a card by said set pins,means for anchoring said'setting means in position when set forperforation, means for releasing said anchoring means to permit therestoration of said setting means, and actuating means for actuatingsaid releasing means after a plurality of perforations have been made bythe same setting.

10. In a perforating machine, perforating pins, means for setting saidpins for perforation, means for perforating a card by- 5 driving means,adrive shafnmeans forqcon- 40 two revolutions of said drive shaft so"that actuating saidreleasing means after a plu-'j rality of perforationshave been made by the-same setting, 7-11. ,Ina perforating machine,perforating Y pins, means for setting said pins'for perforation, meansf'orperforatim a card by said set pins, means for- -anchoring"saidsetting means .in position when set'for perforation,

I necting said drive shaft with said; driving means, means for actuatingsaid perforating means mounted {on said. drive shaft and timedto'operate once with every revoliition 320 of 'sa-id drive shaft, andmeans for actuating 'said releasing means connected ,to said drive'shaft and timedto operate once with every two revolutions of said-driveshaft.

4, g1 ":12. Ina perforating machine, perforating p1ns, means-forset-ting said p ins for =perfo'-' means in position when isetfor'perforation i. means for perforating a card by said} set pins, meansfordischarging a card "after' perforation, "two receptacles adjacent toone another toreceivetlie cards dischargedfroni said machine, "adefiector for alternatively deflectingcards into fsaidjreceptacl, adrive" shaft, means for-actuating said perforating '35l1neans'; mountedon said1. drive shaft; and

timed-fto operate once with every revolution of said driveshaft, meansforfac'tuating said 1 vj releasing; means connected to'said drive! shaftand timed to operate once with "every tworcards will be'successi'vdyperforatediby 1 the same" setting, and-means for actuating, I said*defiector connected to said drive shaft .and'timed to rocksaiddeflectorito and. fro. 4'51for every two revolutions of said driveshaft i so that'said deflector will be-positioned to A deflect thedirstcard perforated by a single setting :into onereceptacleand to' deflectthe. 1 't s'econd card perforatedby the same setting. mtothe otherreceptaole. i v aperfo'rating machine, perforating J 1-p1 11 s,.meansfor setting said pins "for perforat on, means; for perforatinga card bvsai d settmg'p'ins, meansfor anchoring said seti 5 5 t ng means inposition when set for perforatlon, driving means, a driveshaft, 'meansfor connecting said drive shaft with *said ,dlflVlIlg means, a pedal foractuating said connectingmeans, means for --actuating said adrivlng'tmeans mounted on said driveshaft and timed to operate once withevery revolu tion of said drive shaft, and means for actuating saidreleasing means connected to said driveshaft and timed to operate oncewith 5 every two revolutions of said drive shaft.

. a the other-Lw l, meansfor anchoring said setting L shafttooperateonce'with every'twoj revoluf ytions ofsaid drive shaft.

In a perforatingjmacliine, perforating pins, means for setting said pinsfor perfo ration, means for anchoring j said setting meansi-npositionwhen set for perforation, means" for perforating acard'ib'y saidset 170, pins, means for diseharging alcard after, perforation, tworeceptacles; adj acen'tto .one another tdreceive' the cardsdischargedfronr said --machi-ne,' ,a' defiec't'o'rj {for z tlternativelydeflecting cards into said receptacles,.a drive shaft, means foractuating said perforating means mounted on said drive-shaft and timedto operate once witheveryrevolution of'said drive. shaft, means foractuating said releasing means timed to operate once so with every tworevolutions of'fsaid' drive i shaft-so that two cards willbesuccessively perforated by .the. same setting,""nieansfor,

'. actuating said releasing means and timed to;

operate once with every revolution of said drive shaft so-thatl utonewill be perforated by a singlesettingl and clutching means foractuatingeitherofsaidactuating means, into operationione'tothe-exclusion ofi-l 15.: In a perforatingmaclrine, perforating pins,means for-setting'said'pins for perforation,'meansjforiperforating acard by said; 3' set pins,"meansfora choring saidsetting,

means-in; position when'set 'for perforation, 5 I

a drive sha ft,ineans-for actuating said driv= ing' mean niountedonsaiddrive shaft, and tiinedt perateoncewith every revolutionof saiddrive'shaft, a second shaft, a cam" on' T saidsecondshaftya camllinkconnecting said 1 cam withfsaidanchoring. means operating to release thesame,:and,connect1ng;means. for v connecfilngsald' second shaft Wlthsalddrive -'means" for. discharging 'a cardafter perforation, tworeceptacles adjacentjto one a another to receive thecards'dischargedfrom said machine'a' deflector fori alternativelydeflectingcards into said receptacles, a drive shaft, meansfor'actuatingT said perforating means' mounted Ion said} drive shaft andtimed to operate once with every revolution of said drive'shaft, a'second shaft, a cam on said second shaft, a'ca'mlink connecting said 29.eam' with said anchoring means operatlng to release the same, a secondcam on saidse'c-- 0nd shaft, a spring-pressed rod engaging said secondcam, 21 deflector shaft on which said deflector is pivotallv'mounted','a link, pivotally connected to said deflector, a .bell:

crank pivotally connected to saidlink, and connectedtosaid'spring-pressed rod so that the actuation of said rod by saidsecond, cam will rock "said deflector, and connecting or.*perforatingja' card by said set means for connecting said second shaftwith said drive shaftto operate once with everyv two revolutions of saiddrive shaft.

17. In a perforating machine, perforating pins, means for setting saidpins for perforation, means for anchoring said setting.

means in position when set for perforation, means for perforating acardy said set pins, means for discharging. a card; after perforation, tworeceptacles adjacent to one another to receive the cards discharged fromsaid machine, a deflector for alternately defleeting cards into saidreceptacles, a drive shaft, means for actuating said perforating meansmounted on said drive shaft and timed to operate once with every tworevolutions of said drive shaft, a :econd shaft, a cam on said secondshaft, a cam link connecting said canrwith said anchoring meansoperating to release the same, asecond cam on said second shaftyaspring-pressed rod engaging said second cam, said second cam having alow spotfor half its periphery and a high spot for the other half sothat the said rod will assume two positions ,with every revolution ofsaid second cam, 11 deflector shaft on which said deflector is pivotallymounted, a link pivotally connected to said deflector, a bell crankpivotally connected to said link, and connected to said spring-pressedrod so that theactuation of said red by said second cam will rock saiddeflector, and connecting means for connecting said second shaftwithsaid drive shaft to operate once with every two revolutions of saiddrive shaft.

18. In a perforating machine, perforating pins, means for setting saidpins for perforation, means for perforating a card' by said set pins,means for restoring said setting means after each perforation, and

means for anchoring said restoring means.

against actuation to permit the repeating of actuation of saidperforating means by the same setting.

19, In a perforating machine, perforating pins, means for setting saidpins for perforation, means for perforating a cardby said set pins,means for restoring said setting means after each perforation, and meansfor anchoring said restoring means against actuation to permit theactuation of said perforating means at the same setting any number oftimes.

20. In a perforating machine, perforating pins, means for setting saidpinsfor perforation, means for perforating a card by said set pins,means for restoring said settingmeans after each perforation, means foranchoring said restoring means against.

actuation to permit the actuation of said perforating means at the samesetting any number of times, means for discharging a card fromwsaidmachine after having been perforated, a plurality of receptacles intowhich the cards are discharged, and deflecting means connected to saidanchoring means to be set to deflect the cards into one ed in one ofsaid plates, means for raising said pin box for perforation, means forobstructing the ascent of such pins as are to perforate, means. fornormally maintaining said obstructing means in inoperative position,means for anchoring said obstructing means in position 'when set forperforation,

means for releasing said anchoring means to permit the restoration ofsaid obstructmg'means aftera perforation, and means for anchoring saldreleasing means so that a plurality of perforations may be made by thesame setting.

22. In a perforating machine, perforating p ns, means for settlng saidpins" for perforation, means for anchoring said setting meansin positionwhen set for perforation, means for perforatinga card by said settmgmeans, means for dlscharging a card. af-

ter perforation, two receptacles adjacent and inclined to one anotherand disposed at the discharge end of said machine, a rock shaftextending between said receptacles, a deflector for alternativelydeflecting cards into sa1d receptacle mounted on said rock shaft, adrive shaft, means for actuating said perforatmg means mounted on saiddriveshaft and timed to operate once with every revolu-- tion of saiddrive shaft, a second shaft, a

cam on said second shaft, a cam link connecting said cam with. saidconnectingmeans and operating to release the same, a second cam on sa dshaft, a spring-pressed rod engaging said second cam, a link pivotallvconnected to said deflector, a bell crank pivotally connected to saidlink and connected to said spring-pressed rod so that the actuation ofsaid rod by second cam will rock said deflector, and connecting meansfor connecting said second shaft w1th said drive shaft to operate oncefor every two revolutions of said drive'shaft.

JAMES POWERS. Witnesses: V

GUSTAV Dnnws, FRANK FAGGRAIN.

